CHICAGO: US wheat futures rose 1.2 percent to a one-week high on Wednesday, extending four-day gains to nearly 4 percent on short-covering and concerns about dry weather in US growing regions. Corn and soybeans also firmed, although renewed strength in the dollar capped rallies. At the Read More
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New York (AFP) – Crude-oil prices slid Thursday as traders focused on rising US stockpiles amid a global supply glut. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery sank $ 1.12 to close at $ 47.05 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent North Sea crude for April, the global Read More
* S&P may be poised for third straight weekly decline * Consumer sentiment data on tap after market open * FXCM (NYSE: FXCM – news) rallies in premarket after strong results * Futures up: Dow 6 pts, S&P 0.25 pt, Nasdaq 2.5 pts (Updates prices) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – S&P Read More
* S&P may be poised for third straight weekly decline * Consumer sentiment data on tap after market open * FXCM (NYSE: FXCM – news) rallies in premarket after strong results * Futures up: Dow 14 pts, S&P 2.25 pts, Nasdaq 7.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – S&P Futures were Read More
U.S. stock futures were mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq 100 lower and the S&P 500 higher, as markets waited for data on jobless claims and retail sales that could provide further incentive for the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. At 8:30 a.m. E.T. data are expected to Read More
NEW YORK: US refined products futures fell on Tuesday as slumping Brent crude prices weighed on the oil complex and a surging dollar helped provide pressure, brokers and analysts said. U.S. April RBOB gasoline futures were off 5.38 cents, or 2.87 percent, at $ 1.8209 a gallon at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT), having slipped Read More
(Updates headline) * Wall St coming off extended decline * Weekly jobless claims fall, retail sales disappoint * Citigroup up in premarket after Fed review * Futures up: Dow 55 pts, S&P 5.75 pts, Nasdaq 8.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – S&P Futures pointed to a modestly higher open on Read More
U.S. stock futures were higher Thursday as jobless claims and retail sales provided mixed signals about the economy by beating and missing expectations, respectively. Weekly jobless claims in the week ended March 7 fell 36,000 to 289,000 compared to the expected 309,000 claims and also below the lower end of the consensus range compiled Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – US stock futures were pointing to a mixed open on Thursday, as the rally in the dollar petered out somewhat and Asian stocks surged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was expected to open 28 points down, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were expected to begin the session seven points up Read More
* Wall St comes off extended decline * Data on retail sales, jobless claims on tap * Citigroup up in premarket after Fed review * Futures up: Dow 59 pts, S&P 6.5 pts, Nasdaq 13.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – S&P Futures edged higher on Thursday, suggesting a partial rebound Read More